Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center

⏳ 🗓️ Applications for NW CASC's 2026-27 Research Fellowship Program are due Monday, March 9! Reach out if you have any questions 📧 nwcasc@uw.edu

🌿 In honor of World Seagrass Day, @uwnews.uw.edu s.uw.edu recently chatted with UW biology professor & Maria's NW CASC faculty advisor, Jennifer Ruesink, about what makes the seagrasses in WA unique ✨ Check out this great interview! bit.ly/3MBwMsQ

Eelgrass on beach at low tide with three circular photos overlaid on top. From left: two researchers drag seine net through shallow water as part of eelgrass research study, researcher in wetsuit smiles, hand holding pipefish found in eelgrass bed.

🌿 Happy World Seagrass Day (3/1)! 🌿

At NW CASC, we're proud to support Research Fellow Maria Garcia's work with partners @ WA DNR & Ecology to understand how native and non-native eelgrass (a type of seagrass) are supporting fish & crustaceans in Willapa Bay as the climate changes bit.ly/46BxE7z

The NW CASC Research Fellowship Program is still accepting applications through Mar 9! If you have questions about the program or application process, register for our info session TOMORROW — Thurs, Feb 12 @ 10am PT to learn more! 🔗 bit.ly/3LDrpZn

If you have questions about the program or application process, register for our info session on Thurs, Feb 12 @ 10am PT to learn more! bit.ly/3LDrpZn

Consider signing up for our newsletter to stay current on the program and NW CASC activities 🗞️ bit.ly/nwcascnews
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Or check out our current & former NW CASC fellows and their innovative research building climate resilience for NW fish, wildlife & ecosystems 🤩 bit.ly/NWCASCResearchFellows
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NW CASC’s Research Fellowship Program: Championing Early-Career Climate Adaptation Scientists for Almost a Decade | Climate Impacts Group A researcher wades into a mountain river to install a structure that creates deep, cold-water pools for sensitive fish in the heat of summer. Another hikes through remote terrain to set up trail camer...

Curious about the program? Read a recent story reflecting on how the NW CASC Research Fellowship Program has championed early career climate adaptation scientists for almost a decade! 👇 bit.ly/4qFuR5j
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Photo collage of NW CASC research fellows in the field.

🔥 🌲 ⛰️ ❄️ 🦫 🌊 🦀 🐝 It's that time of year again! Grad students & postdocs doing #ClimateChange research @ BSU, OSU, PSU, UM, UW, WSU and WWU — You can now APPLY for NW CASC's 2026-27 Research Fellowship Program, supporting research+training in actionable sci! Deadline Mar 9 bit.ly/45RnoHC
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Super excited to have been named a NW CASC Faculty Fellow! We will be working with partners in eastern WA to study the role of post-fire fungi in forest recovery!🍄🌲🔥 Thanks to @nwcasc.bsky.social for this awesome support and training opportunity!

Preview of "Meet our Fellows" flyer

Drumroll, please! 🥁....Meet our new Research & Faculty Fellows! From examining how fungi can help forests recover from wildfire 🍄🌲🔥, to understanding whether lakes can provide summer refuge for climate-sensitive bull trout, 🌊🌡️🐟, they are advancing climate adaptation across the NW! bit.ly/3LtYqa7

If you haven't registered, it's not too late! This Wednesday (11/5) at 2 pm PT! 🔗 bit.ly/4oro4KM

A University of Washington researcher kneels in the mud with research equipment and explains something to a group. They are studying eelgrass in Padilla Bay, Washington.

✨ Join us for an upcoming webinar with @allisonagsten.bsky.social to learn how to effectively share your stories with the public as an engaged scientist!

🎤 Sharing Your Science with the Media to Highlight its Value to the Public
🗓️ Wed 11/5 @ 2 pm PT
🔗 Register bit.ly/4oro4KM

When she's not in the office, Grace can be found on the coast 🌊 or in the mountains 🏔️ looking at interesting rocks 🔎🪨, cycling 🚲, or trying out a new recipe 🥘!

Climate Adaptation Postdoctoral (CAP) Fellows Program The Climate Adaptation Postdoctoral (CAP) Fellows Program is a one-of-a-kind research opportunity that brings together postdoctoral scholars from around the country to conduct independent and collabor...

In her new role, Grace is part of a national cohort of fellows leading regional research related to the future of species’ range shifts, as part of the Climate Adaptation Postdoctoral (CAP) Fellows Program ▶️ /bit.ly/4nQVTVP

This postdoc aligns closely w/ her doctoral research, for which she developed predictions of potential marsh migration in the Chesapeake Bay under sea level rise scenarios & worked w/ farmers to study how infrastructure built in response to saltwater intrusion might impact future salt marshes 🌊

Join us in welcoming Grace Molino @gdmolino.bsky.social, our new Climate Adaptation Postdoctoral Fellow! Grace will collaborate with management partners to examine coastal squeeze of priority ecosystems and species in response to sea level rise in the PNW ▶️ bit.ly/48uwrR4

The Attacks on Science Continue—This Time at the USGS From sea level rise to bee populations, the agency’s wildlife and climate programs shed light on the world around us.

USGS scientists tell us about the effects of invasive species & climate change. Yet their fate, like many other federal employees who work in science & the environment, is unknown. My latest for @nrdc.org. Thank you to @meadekrosby.bsky.social, John Organ, Ed Arnett, and others for speaking with me.

Three researchers collect data in the Padilla Bay estuary at low tide. Credit: University of Washington.

Given concerns about continued availability of federal climate info, @cig-uw.bsky.social is hosting a webinar reviewing resources for supporting climate preparedness in WA & the NW, feat. @meadekrosby.bsky.social & Guillaume Mauger 👇

📊 Climate Resources Roundup
🗓️ 10/16 @ 1 pm PT
🔗 bit.ly/46R5uED

A National Park Service staff member measures the height of a big sagebrush plant in the City of Rocks National Preserve, Idaho.

A new USGS-led synthesis, supported by NW CASC, uses cutting-edge science to help the Bureau of Land Management understand how shifting precipitation patterns & rising temps are affecting big sagebrush ecosystems, helping support decisions to related to conserving big sagebrush 🔗 bit.ly/4mPkh9x

The sun sets over a road with mountains in the distance.

No lunch plans today? We got you covered!

Grab an (iced) ☕, a snack, and join us for an 11 a.m. PT webinar about ☀️ managing the ecological impacts of extreme heat in the NW ☀️

Register here >> bit.ly/41orkgY

Thank you @cig-uw.bsky.social for hosting!!

👀 Check it out! Products from our 2025 Deep Dive, Managing the Ecological Impacts of Extreme Heat in the NW, are now available 👉 bit.ly/25DeepDive

Members from our Deep Dive team will present a webinar TOMORROW (8/27) @11am PT as part of @cig-uw.bsky.social's new series! Register 👉 bit.ly/41orkgY

Top left: An adult Van Dyke’s salamander (Plethodon vandykei) found under a rock near a stream in the Willapa Hills, WA. Top right: A small larval Dicamptodon salamander, identified as Cope’s giant salamander (Dicamptodon copei) based on location in the Olympic Peninsula. Lower left: An adult Coeur d’Alene salamander (Plethodon idahoensis) found sheltering in an exploratory mineshaft near a seep in Northern ID. Lower right: A vibrant adult Rocky Mountain tailed frog (Ascaphus montanus), found navigating a mossy incline in Northern ID. Source: Sky Button

A new NW CASC-supported study found four threatened PNW amphibians, despite similar ecology, face very different climate futures — challenging the use of an “indicator species” approach for habitat specialists & guiding wildlife managers toward climate-smart conservation

🔗 Read more bit.ly/4mEs89v

August 2025 Letter from the Director I was delighted to join the Climate Impacts Group as the new director this February, and I have so appreciated the warm welcome from the CIG staff, the UW community, and all o...

🌲 🌊 UW's @cig-uw.bsky.social, consortium host of the @nwcasc.bsky.social, just launched its bimonthly newsletter to share its research, data, opportunities, and stories of climate resilience in our region! Check out the first issue: bit.ly/457F8ia

Underwater photo of a pinto abalone — herbivorous marine snails with a red/purple shell and a strong, muscular “foot” that is used to move as well as to grip tightly onto hard surfaces.

👀 A new NW CASC-supported study led by former Research Fellow Eileen Bates, along with researchers from UW, Puget Sound Restoration Fund & WA Dept of Fish & Wildlife explores how climate warming and ocean acidification are threatening hatchery-raised abalone in the early life stages 🔗 bit.ly/4503Voq

Photo of six researchers walking through Padilla Bay estuary with equipment. Text describes event, including presenter list: Gregor Schuurman (National Park Service), Aaron Shultz (Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission), Nicole Ward (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources), Nifer Wilkening (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

A new webinar series on the RAD (Resist-Accept-Direct) Framework — a tool helping resource managers make informed choices for responding to change — kicks off next week!

🔎 RAD Perspectives
🗓️ Thurs 7/24 @ 12pm PT
➡️ Register bit.ly/4kEA6hu

Series hosted by the National CASC/Learn more bit.ly/4lnYUvs

Want to prevent a mid-week 🐪 slump?

Register for a 🌟 stellar 🌟 panel on Driving Climate Action with Evidence-Based Solutions this Wed 7/16 @ 2pm PT, including @nwcasc.bsky.social's very own @meadekrosby.bsky.social 👉 lu.ma/7agmepme

Check out more 🌲 PNW Climate Week events 👉 pnwclimateweek.org/

"There's a lot of evidence that shows that the stronger a community's social cohesion is, the better chances they have of resilience from climate hazards," said Rishi Sugla, climate resilient scientist at the UW Climate Impacts Group. @uofwa.bsky.social @nwcasc.bsky.social

An underwater photo of a rainbow trout surrounded by blue water (image by Jason Ching) serve as the background for white text that says "Something Warm in the Water: Temperature, Pathogen, and Invasive Species Impacts on Freshwater Fishes, Zoom webinar, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 11 AM–noon (Pacific)." Circular image insets show portraits of the two speakers alongside talk and speaker information, as follows: "Beer and Gasoline Don't Mix—Do Bass and Steelhead? Ian Tattam, Eastern Section Science Program Manager for Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife" and "Exploring how water temperature and pathogens shape the distribution of native and non-native trout in the Upper Klamath Basin, Jonny Armstrong, Associate Professor, Oregon State University." Also included, in white, are the logos for the Northwest RISCC Management Network & Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Cente.

Join us for some fishy summer fun at our next webinar, "Something Warm in the Water: Temperature, Pathogen, and Invasive Species Impacts on Freshwater Fishes" on Tues., July 15, 11am PT, featuring speakers Jonny Armstrong and Ian Tattam!

Register at: bit.ly/NW-RISCC-July-Webinar

A poster with a burgundy and cream color scheme announcing, "Better Together: Empowering People and Partnerships. Save the Date! International Invasive Species and Climate Change Conference, December 9 & 10, 2025, 1–5 pm ET. Sessions focusing on: Climate Disasters & Invasive Species, Management Success Stories, Understanding and Managing Pathways, Restoring to the Future, Early Career Research, and more! Contact us at iRISCCnetwork@gmail.com with questions or to add your logo! www.RISCCnetwork.org/iisccc2025" and including the logos for the RISCC Management Network and NAISMA, North American Invasive Species Management Association. A banner of images at the top depicts firefighters silhouetted against a blaze, a satellite image of a hurricane, and a tangle of plants on a sand dune.

Save the date for the 2nd annual International Invasive Species & Climate Change Conference (IISCCC): December 9 & 10, 2025, 10am–2pm PT / 11am–3pm MT!

More info: risccnetwork.org/iisccc-2025

🗞️ Hot off the press! New NW CASC-supported publication in BioScience ➡️ 🌲🔥📍 Spatial climate analogs in climate change research, impact assessment, and decision-making
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